CHAPTER 101: CHAPTER 101: INVITATION (2)

This phrase is quite new, everyone hadn’t heard it before.

"What is rock-paper-scissors?" Li Xing’an asked without hesitation.

The Second Young Master sneered, "With your intelligence, of course, you wouldn’t know."

"Oh, you know? Then tell us," Li Xing’an snorted.

"Why should I tell you?" The Second Young Master raised an eyebrow.

"If you don’t know, just admit it. No need to show off," Li Xing’an rolled his eyes.

"Third Sister, quickly tell us, what does this mean?" The Great Princess asked.

The Second Princess looked at Li Yuzhu with anticipation.

She was very afraid they’d make her cook, because she didn’t know how.

Li Yuzhu smiled slightly and explained the rules of rock-paper-scissors to everyone.

"Oh, that’s how it is, alright, then let’s start." Li Xing’an rubbed his hands, "Isn’t this just like playing finger-guessing games."

The Xue Family listened to the siblings’ discussion and quickly walked away.

As long as she didn’t participate, she wouldn’t lose, and wouldn’t have to cook.

She quietly slipped away but was still seen by Li Yuzhu.

"Sister-in-law, other than Father, Mother, Guoguo, and Jingjing, everyone else is participating, you don’t leave," Li Yuzhu called out to her.

"I’m going to check on Guoguo, I’ll be right back." The Xue Family ground her teeth secretly. Damn Li Yuzhu, she’s like a cat, so sly!

"Hurry up, sister-in-law," Li Yuzhu reminded her.

The Xue Family rolled her eyes and walked away.

The Princely Heir finished chopping firewood, stacked it in front of the stove, and seeing his siblings playing around, he also smiled and came over to watch the fun, "I’ll join in."

"Alright, when Sister-in-law comes, let’s all play together," Li Yuzhu said with a smile.

Li Yuzhu’s foot hurt, so she sat on a rock urging the Xue Family.

The Great Princess wasn’t polite.

She went straight into the cave and dragged the Xue Family out.

"Sister-in-law, we still have things to do this afternoon, we need to hurry."

This sister-in-law was a treasure in the eyes of Prince Luling and his wife, so the Xue Family didn’t dare to argue and obediently followed her out of the cave.

"Sister-in-law, did you hear me clearly when I just explained the rules?" Li Yuzhu asked her.

The Xue Family was cunning, so she had to be reminded beforehand to prevent her from cheating.

"No, I didn’t," the Xue Family deliberately said.

"Alright, I’ll explain it one more time," Li Yuzhu explained it again, "Sister-in-law, did you hear it clearly this time?"

The Xue Family gave her a cold glance, "Alright, let’s start."

Rock-paper-scissors, three rounds, there should be one winning round, right?

As long as she wins, she wouldn’t have to cook.

The Xue Family thought this way in her heart.

However, her luck was quite poor.

No matter who she teamed up with, she was always the loser.

Were these siblings conspiring together to bully her?

The Xue Family was so angry her nose tilted.

"Sister-in-law, you lost, it’s your turn to cook," the Great Princess chuckled.

"You guys must have conspired against me, right?" the Xue Family shouted.

"How could that be? I wouldn’t even team up with that fatty!" The Great Princess glared at the Second Princess, "That would just make me look stupid!"

"I-I-I... I may be fat, but I’m not stupid," the Second Princess looked aggrieved.

"If only me and the second young master were the last people on earth, I still wouldn’t team up with him, hmph!" Li Xing’an glanced at the Second Young Master, snorting coldly.

"Heh heh!" The Second Young Master flicked his sleeves and coldly laughed.

"Have you guys decided who will cook?" The Princess Consort Luling came over to urge them.

"We’ve decided, it’s Sister-in-law," everyone answered in unison.

The Xue Family was so angry she saw stars.

"Zhen Niang, I’ll help you," the Princely Heir pulled the Xue Family to the stove.

The Xue Family gritted her teeth in secret and had no choice but to cook.

Actually, she didn’t really not know how to cook.

Back when she wasn’t married yet, competing for her parents’ favor with her several sisters, she really put in a lot of effort in cooking.

She could make excellent soups and wonderful pastries.

Originally, it was her elder sister who was engaged to the Heir of Prince Luling, but her elder sister was such a fool she couldn’t distinguish herbs, and her personally brewed tonic almost sent the Princess Consort Luling to see King Yan.

The Princess Consort Luling insisted on canceling the engagement.

Prince Luling opposed it, because the marriage was arranged many years ago, and canceling it would make neither family look good.

Thus, the marriage continued, but deciding which daughter would marry into the Lu Ling Royal Mansion was a hot topic of discussion in the Duke Mansion.

In the end, of course, she won.

Her cooking skills were better than those of her sisters, and her mother was very pleased and let her marry into the Lu Ling Royal Mansion.

However, she hadn’t enjoyed the blessing for a few years before misfortune struck.

If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have fought for that spotlight.

"I’ll cut the vegetables, you shouldn’t cut them, you might cut your hand again," the Princely Heir took the washed vegetables from her and said.

The Xue Family gave him a look and walked away to cook rice.

Although the man she married was quite handsome, he was too useless.

As the Heir of Lu Ling Royal Mansion, he had only managed to become a sixth-rank official.

The legitimate second son of the Marquis Zhongyi, who once pursued her but she didn’t marry, had even been appointed as a proper fourth-rank Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!

The Xue Family regretted her foolish decision of the past and didn’t want to pay attention to the Heir.

The more diligent the Heir was, the more annoyed she became.

Although the Xue Family was reluctant to cook, with the Heir’s help, they managed to finish a meal.

There was no meat, only stir-fried mustard greens in clear oil and stir-fried radishes, then wild chive stir-fried with wild eggs.

The wild eggs were picked by Li Xing’an from a grassy nest near the new house, and the five eggs made a large plate.

But with many people, two bites each and it was gone.

Guoguo still ate her rice porridge, sat obediently in the basket without crying or fussing.

Although there was always a smile on her face, when her gaze turned to the Xue Family beside her, the smile immediately disappeared, and she quickly turned her head to look at Li Yuzhu.

"Daughter, where exactly did you twist your foot?" As soon as Prince Luling returned, he saw his youngest daughter sitting on a rock not moving. When he asked the Princess Consort, she said it was a twisted foot.

But she didn’t mention where she twisted it.

Now as they ate, having some free time, Prince Luling asked.

"I just twisted it, it’ll be fine after resting for a couple of days. Prince, you really talked a lot today," the Princess Consort Luling didn’t want to mention Mu Yuanxiu.

"Caring for one’s own daughter, how can that be too much talking?" Prince Luling’s face sank.

"When I was digging wild vegetables at the bottom of the mountain, I got chased by a swarm of wild bees. While I was running, I accidentally sprained my foot. Luckily our neighbor was passing by and brought me back," Li Yuzhu said truthfully.

Even though the Princess Consort Luling didn’t approve of her interacting with unfamiliar men, shouldn’t a good deed be acknowledged?

Not mentioning it at all would be a bit heartless.

"Oh? That young man saved you, he must be thanked then," Prince Luling nodded approvingly, "The first time I saw that young man, I thought he had a good character. He didn’t even have enough to eat himself and still gave a bowl of gruel to Jingjing and Guoguo."

The Xue Family pouted, a bowl of cheap gruel was even worth mentioning?

"Ah, I didn’t see any good character in him," Li Xing’an disagreed.

"Neither did I," the Second Young Master nodded.

"Saving your third sister doesn’t show good character?" Prince Luling snorted coldly, "Each one of you, what did the teacher teach you? We must thank those who favor us. Let’s do this, Old Third, after you eat, go visit the neighbor and invite him over for dinner tonight as a gesture of thanks."